How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential
How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential
For decades, California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential in order to avoid lawsuits. But as a result, hundreds of officers have landed new jobs in law enforcement with no records of their ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20550626
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20549021
For decades, California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential in order to avoid lawsuits. But as a result, hundreds of officers have landed new jobs in law enforcement with no records of their past misconduct. John Yang speaks with investigative reporter Katey Rusch for more.